Consider yourself to be alternative? How about selling all you have and sharing your income with a group of disciples, and all to follow a God the world screams doesn't exist? I've decided to make it personal, all my life is to live giving to others. It's because of Jesus. What you read here is just a taster...

18.1.07

"Paint The Town Red" is Velvet Underground meets Delirious? meets Wesley Revival lyrics, "Oh here we come, it's time for the Church to be who we are/We've got this leather-backed book and a freedom cry/We're the army of God who are ready to die." I really love the lyrics. I love them! It's just kind of Jesus Army stuff, you know? Just brash and stuff that probably we wouldn't have written three years ago when we were trying to be all cool and get on Radio 1! But who gives a monkeys? These songs come out and we're proud of them. I think it's two minutes and two seconds. I think it might even be the shortest thing we've ever recorded, so it's great!

We love this song too. I love its raw punk feel, I remember bopping about to it with a friend of mine who was just coming off drugs. We knew what we wanted to live for! Here's the full version:

Paint The Town RedYou know I feel there's something 'bout to break now,You know I feel there's a city here to take now.And it's not so tough for these ordinary hands,When we trust someone with extraordinary plans.

You know I feel this heart's about to break now,Cos I can see what the devil's trying to take now.We've got this leather backed book and a freedom cry,And we're an army of God who are ready to die.

You give us hope where hope is gone,You fill the streets with a holy song,We’re gonna paint this big old town red.

Oh, Here we come, here we comeOh, Here we come, here we come

You know I feel this sky's about to break now.You know I feel our city's gonna shake now.And we hear you call every woman and man,"Ring the mission bell" and storm the gates of hell.

Miracles run from street to street,Rise up Church for a holy meet,We’re gonna paint this big old town redWe’re gonna paint this big old town redWith the blood of Jesus!